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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Forty Eleven Zillion (Rebroadcast) - 22 August 2022
Description: When there's no evening meal planned at home, what do you call that scramble to cobble together your own dinner? Some people apply acronyms like YOYO — "you're on your own" — or CORN, for "Clean Out your Refrigerator Night." Plus, when a barista hands you hot coffee in a paper cup, you may get a zarf to put it in — but what is that? And, the ongoing search for an alternative to the term senior citizen, and lots more.Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and learn more on the A Way w...